The Cost Of Laser Liposuction
Written by Linda A. Lithony on August 14th, 2008The latest in surgical fat removal or lipoplasty is laser liposuction. The use of a laser has several advantages over the traditional method which uses a needle to suck out the fat cells under your skin.
The surgery is done under a local anesthesia. The cosmetic surgeon first inserts a little cannula under your skin. After the laser has done its work the surgeon can suck the fat out through this cannula.
A short laser liposuction can be finished within a half hour. However, if you want to remove a larger amount of fat or if you want a laser liposuction on larger areas or different areas, then it can take up to two hours until finished.
Laser liposuction cost are just a few hundred Dollars when you just want a quick fat removal for a small area of your body. However, if you want or need more then the costs can quickly raise to thousands of Dollars. A comprehensive liposuction surgery could cost you $10,000 and more.
With laser lipo you can remove fat from many different areas of your body. Most popular areas are the stomach area and the buttocks. But it also works for the arms, the back or the thighs.
While the laser is removing the fat by melting it, the traditional procedure works by inserting a needle that sucks the fat cells out. The disadvantage with this method is the risk of a bigger damage and blood loss.
Therefore the laser has become increasingly popular. Nowadays laser liposuction is the most popular cosmetic surgery technique. Liposculpture, lipoplasty or suction lipectomy are just other names for surgical fat removal.
Liposuction surgery is performed more than 100,000 a year and has proven to be a safe way of surgical fat removal. Laser liposuction is a new technique but is also known to be very safe today. Like with any other surgery there are always risks. Another risk also lies in the abuse of the technique. It is not a weight loss strategy and shouldn’t be used as one.
If you want to remove less than ten pounds than you have the greatest chances of success. Keep in mind that the risk increases with the amount of fat you want to get rid with laser liposuction. The problem here is skin elasticity, blood loss and issue damage. Removing huge amounts of fat can even be fatal.
Talk with your surgeon and clearly limit the amount of fat you want to have removed. The smaller the amount the better the results and the smaller the risks.
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